Charging Networks

Charging cards offered by electric-car makers to potential buyers act as a combination of sales tool and spur to regional and national charging networks. They get new drivers over the hump of worrying about what happens if their car runs low on battery charge. And they make the process of charging... read more

Back in 2011, Chicago officials announced the start of a project that would create a network of electric-car charging stations in the Windy City. However, progress stalled... read moreMarch 6, 2015 by Stephen Edelstein

Recargo announced today that it has developed a version of its PlugShare charging-station locator app for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive. The company partnered... read moreSeptember 23, 2014 by Stephen Edelstein

One challenge to more widespread adoption of electric cars is public charging--or rather, the scattered multiple networks of irregularly spaced public charging stations. In... read moreMay 30, 2014 by John Voelcker

The design for EZ-Charge, an access card that would let new Nissan Leaf electric-car drivers use multiple charging networks, was unveiled yesterday at the EDTA convention... read moreMay 21, 2014 by John Voelcker

One inconvenient aspect of electric-car ownership at present is the need to set up multiple accounts, cards, and fobs to access different public-charging networks. However... read moreApril 23, 2014 by Stephen Edelstein

One of the minor hassles of owning an electric car is the need to have multiple accounts, passes, and fobs to access multiple different public charging networks. Now Nissan... read moreApril 16, 2014 by John Voelcker

The assets of the long-struggling Ecotality electric-car charging network have a buyer. The Car Charging Group announced it has purchased Ecotality's Blink network of... read moreOctober 11, 2013 by Stephen Edelstein

Electric car charging stations are cropping up in many public places, but accessing them can be difficult. That's because most charging stations are operated by proprietary... read moreSeptember 26, 2013 by Stephen Edelstein

The writing has been on the wall for a while now, but Ecotality filed for bankruptcy on Monday, according a report yesterday by the Associated Press. The provider of... read moreSeptember 18, 2013 by John Voelcker

It's been a great few months for Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]. The company's flagship product attracted a near best-ever rating from Consumer Reports to add to its trophy... read moreJune 3, 2013 by Antony Ingram23

Electric-car charging stations are being added to more and more public parking lots, curbsides, corporate garages, and a host of other locations. But as any electric-car... read moreMarch 7, 2013 by John Voelcker13

Golly. Turns out nothing ignites the Internet quite like a rapid-fire online spat between Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk and The New York Times, the Grey Lady of establishment... read moreFebruary 14, 2013 by John Voelcker151

Do you build electric cars first, and worry about the chargers later? Or do you build a network up-front, and hope the buyers follow? Public charging networks are necessary... read moreDecember 7, 2012 by Antony Ingram9

Only a month after Better Place founder Shai Agassi was replaced as CEO of the company, current CEO Moshe Kaplinsky has also departed the troubled firm. Better Place, whose... read moreNovember 28, 2012 by Antony Ingram6